බිරි

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Sinhalese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit भीरु (bhīru, fearful, timid, cowardly, afraid of). Cognate to Dhivehi ބިރު (biru, fright, fear, terror)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bi.ri/, [bi.ri]
  • Hyphenation: බි‧රි

Adjective

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බිරි (biri)

  1. frightful, terrific

References

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  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “බිරි”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 35